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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the travelers want to get to their destination by winter?
(a) They were looking forward to warm weather in winter and no more snow.
(b) They wanted to celebrate Christmas in a new place.
(c) The mother was going to have a baby then.
(d) The deep snows close the mountain passes.

2. What was the first bit of trouble the Donner Party encountered?
(a) Horses ran away
(b) Indians
(c) Cholera
(d) Rain

3. How long did the travelers expect to be in the Great Salt Lake Desert?
(a) 14 days
(b) 1 very long and hard day
(c) 7-8 days
(d) 3-4 days

4. What wild animal almost broke into the camp?
(a) Hog
(b) Wolf
(c) Bear
(d) Buffalo

5. How would James keep in touch with his family?
(a) Through seances
(b) He hid along the trail and used sign language to communicate with them.
(c) He would leave a note on the trail.
(d) He didn't.

Short Answer Questions

1. How with the group feeling by the time they reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake?

2. What was George Donner's occupation?

3. What happened to James Reed after he killed Snyder?

4. What did William Eddy find in his pack?

5. What happened to the food that the rescuers had stashed along the journey?

(see the answer key)

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